TightwadsThere's saving money, and there's being tight: saving money at the expense of other people, or simply for the miserly hell of it.
Tell us about measures that go beyond simple belt tightening into the realms of Mr Scrooge.
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chthonic, Thu 23 Oct 2008, 13:58)
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Starting EarlyAs a teenager, a friend of mine showed that he had been given sound fiscal advice drawn straight from the school of Ebeneezer.
We have all been in the situation where we have taken a few pence from a friend in order to be exact rather than "break" a twenty.
Well, with Paul, the following conversation was typical, rather than unusual. He didn't like breaking into twenties either.
Paul: Can you lend (meaning "give") me 5p?
Me: Why?
Paul: Because I want to buy a half of orange & water and I don't want to break into this twenty p piece
Tight get.
There's the bloke who (in the days of smoking in pubs) used to charge people 2p for using his lighter, but he's another (very long) story & I'm only new, so I'm not pushing my luck....
(, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 11:44, Reply)
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